Session #48 · 1883–85

Speech #480048681

But they are not Americas poor. they are Europes poor. And because American enterprise and capital can not always develop new industries fast enough to absorb this neverending tide of unskilled labor. our protective system is held responsible. What other nation ever did or ever could take care of such an emigrant army of fullgrown workersworkers who must find employment or starve? Is our system to blame because we have not yet discovered some statutory process of creating wealth. that we may distribute it to them on their arrival? They know. if you do not. that the strong. the temperate. and frugal come here to prospective homes of comfort. to schools for their children. and to declining age unfretted by care for the morrow.
Keywords matched
emigrant

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JONATHAN ROWELL
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
480048681
Paragraph
#1
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